Blame it on inflation, but $2 million just doesn’t stretch as far as it used to. (Cue the world’s tiniest violin). In the post-COVID era of show jumping, crossing that...
If Mark Bluman is familiar with William James, he likely finds common ground with the turn-of-the-century American psychologist and philosopher who famously gave the lecture "The Will to Believe." In...
Sharon White has always believed in her partner, Claus 63. But she’s also had to play a bit of a long game. Having imported the 14-year-old Holsteiner from Germany as...
With winter just around the corner, the days of sunbathing and luxuriating in sprawling grass fields are, sadly, at an end. In response, the horses of the Northern Hemisphere (like...
“If you get there, wins will come.” It being spooky season, one can almost imagine the whispery, insistent voice behind Kevin Costner’s ghostly premonition in the 1989 baseball film “Field...
Fun fact: the Ruby-Throated hummingbird beats its wings once every 0.02 seconds—which is roughly the same, infinitesimal decimal (0.03 seconds) by which Daniel Bluman and Corbie V.V. lost the 5* Grand Prix of...
By his own admission, Beat Mändli was not supposed to win the opening leg of the 2026/27 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League during this year’s American Gold...
The FEI has suspended Saudi Arabian rider Abdullah Alsharbatly for one month after his second Jumping Recorded Warning within 12 months. Alsharbatly, 43, received his first warning at the CSI5*...
When it comes to making history, the most groundbreaking events often occur with the flick of a pen. In show jumping, a more apt analogy would be the click of...
If the momentary crash of the international livestream during the jump-off was any indication, the eyes of the world were watching the finale of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix, presented...
Like proud parents, many top riders shy away from publicly declaring a favorite horse on their string, even if the answer—at least for many of them—is fairly obvious. Not Yuri...
It's been just a few short weeks since the FEI World Championships in Aachen, and already, the event feels far in the rearview. For the 32 teams that officially secured...
The Von Trapp family sang songs together. The Williams sisters took the tennis world by storm. And this summer, multiple horses bred by the Moerings family in Holland’s southwest—including Lillie...
Bridgehampton, NY may be the furthest place on earth from the O.K. Corral. But it, too, hosted an epic showdown of sorts on Sunday, August 30, during the Longines Hampton...
Walking away with a medal is surely the easiest way to define success on the championship stage. The proof is there around your neck, or glowing on the leaderboard for...
If you had two words describe Harry Charles’ World Championships week in Aachen, ‘a journey’ would be the most appropriate. Over the course of the competition, the 27-year-old British Olympic...
For nine months, Australian show jumper Jamie Winning-Kermond has chased a World Championship bid across three continents—while her two young sons, Hudson and Thomas, have tracked her progress from 10,000...
If the applause meter happened to be measuring the always-enthusiastic crowds inside CHIO Aachen's Hauptstadion, there’s no doubt which German combination drew the biggest cheers on Wednesday during the FEI...
This week, Michael Jung, the newly minted World Champion in eventing, Rolex Grand Slam Winner, and setter (and breaker) of almost every record eventing sport has thought to offer, has...
Less than a week away from the start of the Team & Individual Qualifier, the USA has announced a last-minute substitution on the 2026 World Championships Show Jumping squad. On...
